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February 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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MERVYN LEROY'S PRE-CODE FILMS 🖤 Coming to the Criterion Channel February 1! In the early 1930s, when Warner Bros. was the home for gritty, socially conscious dramas ripped from the fabric of working-class life, perhaps no director exemplified the studio’s
February 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
MERVYN LEROY'S PRE-CODE FILMS 🖤 Coming to the Criterion Channel February 1! In the early 1930s, when Warner Bros. was the home for gritty, socially conscious dramas ripped from the fabric of working-class life, perhaps no director exemplified the studio’s
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Buddy Lee Hooker was the stunt coordinator for that. Criterion Channel has a selection of movies with classic stunts for February, featuring an interview with Buddy Lee, and this very movie! #FrightClub
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STUNTS! | Criterion Channel Teaser
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January 31, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Buddy Lee Hooker was the stunt coordinator for that. Criterion Channel has a selection of movies with classic stunts for February, featuring an interview with Buddy Lee, and this very movie! #FrightClub
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Check out some of Charli's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel!
CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING
THE SHROUDS
LA NOTTE
AUTUMN SONATA
CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING
THE SHROUDS
LA NOTTE
AUTUMN SONATA
Charli xcx’s Closet Picks
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January 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Check out some of Charli's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel!
CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING
THE SHROUDS
LA NOTTE
AUTUMN SONATA
CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING
THE SHROUDS
LA NOTTE
AUTUMN SONATA
Goodnight to the brilliant and beloved Catherine O’Hara, whose presence brought so much joy to our screens. Here she is giving one of her scene-stealing performances as Gail, the Mister Softee vendor, in Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS (1985). ❤️
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Goodnight to the brilliant and beloved Catherine O’Hara, whose presence brought so much joy to our screens. Here she is giving one of her scene-stealing performances as Gail, the Mister Softee vendor, in Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS (1985). ❤️
Don't miss these films leaving the Criterion Channel tomorrow.
Leaving January 31 - The Criterion Channel
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January 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Don't miss these films leaving the Criterion Channel tomorrow.
Evening viewing recommendation? Before it leaves the Criterion Channel in February, watch Howard Hawks's noir masterpiece THE BIG SLEEP (1946). In their second immortal pairing, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall's innuendo-laden chemistry practically scorches the screen. ❤️🔥
January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Evening viewing recommendation? Before it leaves the Criterion Channel in February, watch Howard Hawks's noir masterpiece THE BIG SLEEP (1946). In their second immortal pairing, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall's innuendo-laden chemistry practically scorches the screen. ❤️🔥
FASSBINDER'S WOMEN (2000) by the late, great avant-garde filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim ❤️ Now playing on the Criterion Channel in our Actresses Unfiltered collection, programmed by Melissa Anderson.
January 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
FASSBINDER'S WOMEN (2000) by the late, great avant-garde filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim ❤️ Now playing on the Criterion Channel in our Actresses Unfiltered collection, programmed by Melissa Anderson.
STUNTS! | Coming to the Criterion Channel on February 1.
Don’t try this at home! Co-curated by legendary stunt artist Buddy Joe Hooker, this thrill-packed tribute to the art of stunt design—which will be celebrated at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 via the long-overdue addition of a new category—
Don’t try this at home! Co-curated by legendary stunt artist Buddy Joe Hooker, this thrill-packed tribute to the art of stunt design—which will be celebrated at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 via the long-overdue addition of a new category—
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
STUNTS! | Coming to the Criterion Channel on February 1.
Don’t try this at home! Co-curated by legendary stunt artist Buddy Joe Hooker, this thrill-packed tribute to the art of stunt design—which will be celebrated at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 via the long-overdue addition of a new category—
Don’t try this at home! Co-curated by legendary stunt artist Buddy Joe Hooker, this thrill-packed tribute to the art of stunt design—which will be celebrated at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 via the long-overdue addition of a new category—
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omg put "toyko pop" on your list. this movie is so fun and so charming and so scrappy
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Fran Rubel Kuzui's TOKYO POP (1988)! This unsung gem of 1980s American independent cinema is a breezy tour through bubble-era Tokyo, brimming with knowing nods to the city’s vibrant pop culture.
January 29, 2026 at 5:21 AM
omg put "toyko pop" on your list. this movie is so fun and so charming and so scrappy
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Fran Rubel Kuzui's TOKYO POP (1988)! This unsung gem of 1980s American independent cinema is a breezy tour through bubble-era Tokyo, brimming with knowing nods to the city’s vibrant pop culture.
January 29, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Fran Rubel Kuzui's TOKYO POP (1988)! This unsung gem of 1980s American independent cinema is a breezy tour through bubble-era Tokyo, brimming with knowing nods to the city’s vibrant pop culture.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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“Peter Hujar’s Day opened my vision to the sublime ordinariness of being with others, and the utter privilege of having people in my life to talk to relentlessly about whatever.”
(streaming now on @criterionchannl.bsky.social!!)
(streaming now on @criterionchannl.bsky.social!!)
Peter Hujar’s Day and the Art of Yapping
Peter Hujar’s Day opens my vision to the sublime ordinariness of being with others.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:12 AM
“Peter Hujar’s Day opened my vision to the sublime ordinariness of being with others, and the utter privilege of having people in my life to talk to relentlessly about whatever.”
(streaming now on @criterionchannl.bsky.social!!)
(streaming now on @criterionchannl.bsky.social!!)
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Don’t miss out on PSYCHO BEACH PARTY(2000) which is leaving @criterionchannl.bsky.social at the end of this month
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Dog Day Deep Cuts: a starter pack of twenty underseen summer horror films • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
For those who have already worked their way through the summer horror classics like Jaws and Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Jenni Kaye has packed a cooler full of twenty underseen sweaty thrillers, campy r...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Don’t miss out on PSYCHO BEACH PARTY(2000) which is leaving @criterionchannl.bsky.social at the end of this month
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One of 2025’s absolute best films. Definitely give it a look.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
One of 2025’s absolute best films. Definitely give it a look.
moviefreak.com/peter-hujars-day-2025-movie-review/
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Ira Sachs' transfixing PETER HUJAR'S DAY is now streaming on the @criterionchannl.bsky.social! My @pajiba.com review below
If staring at Rebecca Hall and Ben Whishaw for 76 minutes is your bag (and why wouldn't it be) then have I got the movie for you -- my #NYFF review of Ira Sachs' PETER HUJAR'S DAY is here
NYFF Review: Ben Whishaw & Rebecca Hall Bring Minutiae to Beautiful Life in 'Peter Hujar's Day'
Passages director Ira Sachs Details a 1974 Day in the Life of the Legendary Photographer
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January 28, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Ira Sachs' transfixing PETER HUJAR'S DAY is now streaming on the @criterionchannl.bsky.social! My @pajiba.com review below
Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch the exclusive streaming premiere of PETER HUJAR’S DAY (2025) — Ira Sachs’s exquisite snapshot of a legendary artist, starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall.
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch the exclusive streaming premiere of PETER HUJAR’S DAY (2025) — Ira Sachs’s exquisite snapshot of a legendary artist, starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall.
Happy birthday to Alan Cumming, seen here in his brief but scene-stealing performance in Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT (1999).
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Happy birthday to Alan Cumming, seen here in his brief but scene-stealing performance in Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT (1999).
✨🌹Stream the finale of Wong Kar Wai's BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI!✨🌹
Wong Kar Wai's first-ever television series comes to an unforgettable close. All thirty episodes are available to watch now, exclusively on the Criterion Channel.
Wong Kar Wai's first-ever television series comes to an unforgettable close. All thirty episodes are available to watch now, exclusively on the Criterion Channel.
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 AM
✨🌹Stream the finale of Wong Kar Wai's BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI!✨🌹
Wong Kar Wai's first-ever television series comes to an unforgettable close. All thirty episodes are available to watch now, exclusively on the Criterion Channel.
Wong Kar Wai's first-ever television series comes to an unforgettable close. All thirty episodes are available to watch now, exclusively on the Criterion Channel.
Check out some of Reginald's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨
BLACK ORPHEUS
KILLER OF SHEEP
ROUGE
MELVIN VAN PEBBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
ESSENTIAL FELLINI.
BLACK ORPHEUS
KILLER OF SHEEP
ROUGE
MELVIN VAN PEBBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
ESSENTIAL FELLINI.
Reginald Hudlin’s Closet Picks
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January 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Check out some of Reginald's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨
BLACK ORPHEUS
KILLER OF SHEEP
ROUGE
MELVIN VAN PEBBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
ESSENTIAL FELLINI.
BLACK ORPHEUS
KILLER OF SHEEP
ROUGE
MELVIN VAN PEBBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
ESSENTIAL FELLINI.
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From Nancy Savoca’s funny, sensitive tale of love and war to Howard Hawks's rowdy and whip-smart first western, don't miss our editions of these films before they leave the Criterion Channel in February!
January 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM
From Nancy Savoca’s funny, sensitive tale of love and war to Howard Hawks's rowdy and whip-smart first western, don't miss our editions of these films before they leave the Criterion Channel in February!
💘 Celebrating the captivating Nastassja Kinski on her birthday. 💘 On the Criterion Channel, watch her iconic performance alongside Harry Dean Stanton in Wim Wenders's PARIS, TEXAS (1984) alongside archival interviews, deleted scenes, and more from our edition of the film.
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
💘 Celebrating the captivating Nastassja Kinski on her birthday. 💘 On the Criterion Channel, watch her iconic performance alongside Harry Dean Stanton in Wim Wenders's PARIS, TEXAS (1984) alongside archival interviews, deleted scenes, and more from our edition of the film.
Cloud, The Shrouds and Caught by the tides are available to watch on the Criterion Channel in our Fresh From Theaters collection.
January 24, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Cloud, The Shrouds and Caught by the tides are available to watch on the Criterion Channel in our Fresh From Theaters collection.
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Images from films directed by Richard Linklater and shot by cinematographer Lee Daniel - BOTD in 1962
Slacker (1990)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Before Sunset (2004)
Boyhood (2014)
Slacker (1990)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Before Sunset (2004)
Boyhood (2014)
January 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Images from films directed by Richard Linklater and shot by cinematographer Lee Daniel - BOTD in 1962
Slacker (1990)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Before Sunset (2004)
Boyhood (2014)
Slacker (1990)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Before Sunset (2004)
Boyhood (2014)